Of the many sins of the past Congressional leadership, perhaps their greatest one,was to wrap themselves in the cloak of "godliness"— to give them claim to own patriotism. "Faith-belief" is no longer accepted as excusing incompetence in public affairs. This is a very significant shift in public opinion. It is very encouraging that a goodly …
Religion teaches us that it is a virtue to be satisfied with not understanding.
“Haute cuisine” outside France and, maybe Italy, is all too often gimmicky, uses far too many weird sauces, juxtaposes too many inappropriate ingredients in a dish (surf and turf? Oh, dear!) and can sometimes seem like an elaborate joke by the chef at the expense of the diners. For a wonderful take-off of “adventurous” and …
How can Richard Dawkins say there is no god when I got a parking place outside my house two days in succession? (I am reading The God Delusion, by Richard Dawkins. It is entertaining, well written and should be read by anyone claiming to have an open mind. Dawkins is Charles Simonyi Professor of Public …
Why do people spend so much of their time worrying about the future? It is a waste of time and robs one of peace of mind. J.M. Rishi of Jalandhar sent me an article on Epicurus’ thoughts on the subject of anxiety. He maintained that people worried unnecessarily about many things: their health, fear of …
